MEA Votes

Three gubernatorial hopefuls mingled with MEA members at a Detroit reception Friday, part of MEA's Bargaining/Political Action/Public Relations Conference.

Announced candidates for statewide office were invited to the reception, which featured brief question-and-answer sessions with individuals running for some posts, including attorney general and secretary of state. Several hundred education employees attended, too.

"It is important that we as school employees make our voices heard in the political process," MEA President Iris K. Salters told the crowd.